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Philosophy and Animal Life (Paperback): Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond, John McDowell, Ian Hacking, Cary Wolfe

Philosophy and Animal Life (Paperback)

Stanley Cavell, Cora Diamond, John McDowell, Ian Hacking, Cary Wolfe

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"Philosophy and Animal Life" offers a new way of thinking about animal rights, our obligation to animals, and the nature of philosophy itself. Cora Diamond begins with "The Difficulty of Reality and the Difficulty of Philosophy," in which she accuses analytical philosophy of evading, or deflecting, the responsibility of human beings toward nonhuman animals. Diamond then explores the animal question as it is bound up with the more general problem of philosophical skepticism. Focusing specifically on J. M. Coetzee's "The Lives of Animals," she considers the failure of language to capture the vulnerability of humans and animals.

Stanley Cavell responds to Diamond's argument with his own close reading of Coetzee's work, connecting the human-animal relation to further themes of morality and philosophy. John McDowell follows with a critique of both Diamond and Cavell, and Ian Hacking explains why Cora Diamond's essay is so deeply perturbing and, paradoxically for a philosopher, he favors poetry over philosophy as a way of overcoming some of her difficulties. Cary Wolfe's introduction situates these arguments within the broader context of contemporary continental philosophy and theory, particularly Jacques Derrida's work on deconstruction and the question of the animal. "Philosophy and Animal Life" is a crucial collection for those interested in animal rights, ethics, and the development of philosophical inquiry. It also offers a unique exploration of the role of ethics in Coetzee's fiction.

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Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2009
First published: November 2009
Authors: Stanley Cavell (Walter M Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value, Emeritus; Honorary Associate of Adams House) • Cora Diamond • John McDowell • Ian Hacking (Emeritus University Professor) • Cary Wolfe (Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor)
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-14515-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
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LSN: 0-231-14515-2
Barcode: 9780231145152

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